Government Accountability

May 25, 2019

In 2018, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet released a six-year, $8.5 billion, 1,400 project transportation plan for the state. It refers to the plan as SHIFT — The Strategic Highway Investment Formula for Tomorrow. And with a project the agency has dubbed “I-Move Kentucky” ramping...

By Michael L. Jones A few dozen people braved the cold weather to attend an anti-sexual harassment rally held outside City Hall before last night’s Metro Council meeting. The “Me too. Rally To Reject Sexual Harassment In City Council” was organized to show the...

The Jefferson County Public Schools Head Start program is the only one among 1,600 nationwide that is facing possibly emergency suspension, putting in jeopardy $15 million in annual federal funding, 600 jobs and early childhood education for hundreds of local children. The Administration of...

The nation’s top child well-being official said this week that reading her agency’s report about abuse and neglect of young children in Jefferson County Public Schools made her ill. “These are kids who are being slapped, pushed, shoved, yelled at, thrown on the floor....

Wednesday night, Mayor Greg Fischer’s Commission on Public Art met in the Old Jail Auditorium to discuss “pieces in its inventory that can be interpreted as honoring discrimination, racism, bigotry or slavery,” according to statements released by Louisville Metro and echoed by Anna Tatman,...

By Chris Chandler | WLKY Mayor Greg Fischer announced Sunday that the Louisville Commission on Public Art would review its collection of public art to create a list of pieces that could be interpreted as honoring bigotry, racism and slavery. The mayor’s remarks come...

By Teeya Barnes | WLKY The Louisville Metro Council unanimously voted Thursday night to adopt its first sexual harassment policy for council members and council employees. Under the new policies and procedures, sexual harassment is defined and there is a reporting process in place...

By Jim Waters | Bluegrass Institute Kentucky’s lawsuit against the manufacturer of OxyContin, heroin’s chemical cousin, stretches back more than a decade and involves three attorneys general. It began in 2007 during Greg Stumbo’s stint as the commonwealth’s top lawyer, who, when he wasn’t...

By WLKY News A former Louisville Metro Police Department major has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the department. Jimmy Harper was demoted last month as part of the chief’s restructuring plan. Harper has been with the Louisville police force since 1990 and has served...

By Jack Brammer | Lexington Herald-Leader FRANKFORT – Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration is spending nearly $250,000 this year for a new hotline and website that state employees and Kentucky residents can use to report wrongdoing in government. Attorney General Andy Beshear said he has...